Chapter 21.

Eventually David was given the all clear spinal and neck injury wise. He was allowed to come off the board and the head/neck support either side of his head was lifted off of him. David was fully relieved he was able to move freely again and the rest of us were glad he didn't receive any serious damage.

However David did manage to break his wrist and two ribs. In result his wrist was put in to a full support so it could heal effectively and for his ribs he was given prescription pain killers. This also meant that he was slightly stiff moving and would have a hard time moving around. But he had the help from his friends for that.

The doctor in charge of David's case confronted us all and explained that he wanted to wait an hour before discharging David from hospital just to make sure nothing goes wrong. After all, he was knocked unconscious for a while. But in addition the doctor also assured us the chance of something bad happening was unlikely, keeping him in was only to be on the safe side.

After Gianmarco and I were certain David was alright and the panic was finally washed over we decided to leave Jackie and David to it. This day was pretty confusing for them considering they had only been on a first date then suddenly they were caught up in to the event of things and they needed to decide where they stood with one another.

We both said we would go wait in the waiting room until David was giving the thumbs up to be discharged.

*DAVIDS'S POINT OF VIEW*

Gianmarco and Skye tried smoothly to cover up why they were leaving me and Jackie alone for the rest of my hospital stay but both I and Jackie knew exactly what they were doing.

Nice try guys.

Nevertheless I appreciated their thought. I and Jackie had a lot to discuss. As she was sat on the chair beside my bed looking up at expectantly I took the moment to thank her.

"Thank you Jackie for everything. You barely know me yet you pretty much saved me in the cinema by putting me in the recovery position, stayed by my side all throughout the ambulance journey and stayed here when you were able to. I cannot thank you enough for all you've done"

Jackie smiled and giggled; squeezing my hand gently. Damn, her giggle was adorable. It brought out the dimples on her cheeks too which were cute.

"It's okay, honestly David. You gave us such a fright! What a great first date that turned out to be"

I grinned to myself. She thought of this as a first date too? Things were getting better and better.

"Yeah I'm sorry for being a party pooper. But we still have the rest of the day! Let's not waste it. Let's play a game. I get to ask you a question about yourself then you ask me one and we will go from there. Sound good?" I suggested.

Jackie nodded in response and I positioned myself better on my hospital bed so I could fully face her.

"What is your surname?" I asked.

"Chase" she responded. "What are your interests?" she questioned.

"YouTube, Starbucks, and movies" I replied grinning. "What do you do for a living?"

"I am a dance therapy teacher. What's your favourite movie?"

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. What is your favourite game?"

"Monopoly."

Twenty minutes later we both felt like we had known each other for ages. We had gone from serious questions to silly ones and were left in fits of laughter. I couldn't thank Skye enough for introducing me to this wonderful girl.

I bit my lip and looked Jackie in the eyes. "So where does this leave us? Because I'll be honest with you, I really and honestly do like you and would love to go on another date with you"

Jackie blushed and twirled her hair between her fingers. "The feelings are mutual Phi. I think you're a really wonderful guy I want to see more. Let's swap numbers"

I felt like I was practically swelling inside with happiness. I never felt so wanted and content with myself as I swapped numbers with her. Skye was right- I was going to meet someone. And it was Jackie.

**BACK TO SKYE'S POINT OF VIEW**

As we left Jackie and to it me and Gianmarco collapsed in to the waiting room.

"How are you doing?" I asked Gianmarco in concern. Right from the start he had not been taking this very well so I wanted to make sure he was dealing with things okay now.

Gianmarco ran his long fingers through his dark hair. "Better. I'm sorry about how useless I was earlier it's just...me and David have been close for years. I'm not sure what I would have done without my best friend there"

I kissed Gianmarco on the cheek. "It's understandable. I would have been the same if it were Jackie"

"Thank you Skye. Thank you for all of this. You're a star and I love you with all my heart. You're caring, sweet and always put others before yourself. You're an amazing person inside and out"

One certain boy with a cheeky smile was officially my boyfriend...and I was over the moon with happiness :D